Meu Pedaço de Mandioca

Fernanda, the woman who had never lost an argument with her girlfriend, one day is left without an answer. She then goes out in search of an argument.

As the twilight of adolescence gives way to adulthood, Casca, Ana, and Fú find themselves stalled on the roadside. The highway shifts before their eyes: a reverse road movie.

In order to invent a region, it is necessary to create its culture, preferably with the help of cinema. Inspired by the book and play “A Invenção do Nordeste”, this is a re-editing of Brazilian films essential to the foundation of the Northeastern imaginary.

Drawing on the idea that memory is an editing room, veteran lesbian filmmaker Rita Moreira revisits her trajectory through her films. Moving between images of 1970s New York—where she self-exiled during Brazil’s military dictatorship—and more recent works from the late 2010s, the film weaves together time and experience to reflect on the political, social, and emotional transformations that shape both Brazil’s history and the director’s life.